Who is fairfax media

Wouldn't it be nice to laze around all day just like the family pet? That's exactly what Fairfax wants you to do — but with the paper of course. Nine has revealed the executive line-up, structure and plans for its consolidated sales team in , Fairfax Media shareholders have voted in favour of the merger with Nine, with Latest Campaigns for Fairfax Media.

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In late , the Turnbull government abolished cross-media ownership laws that had been in place since the s and which prevented any company from owning more than two out of the following three platforms in a single market: TV stations, newspapers and radio stations. Media companies lobbied hard for the laws to be removed, arguing they needed greater scale to survive in the face of competition from internet giants such as Facebook and Google, who now dominate digital advertising.

Three weeks later, the deal had been approved by both company boards, and was publicly announced to the stockmarket. Last month it was approved by the competition regulator, Fairfax shareholders, and the courts.

Technically, the deal was structured as a merger but in reality it is a takeover. Fairfax shareholders received Nine shares and some cash for surrendering control of their company and its assets. Nine chief executive Hugh Marks will run the enlarged business, Costello remains chairman and the name of the combined company is The Fairfax corporate brand will cease to exist. The TV network's shareholders will own 51 per cent of the combined company, Fairfax's the remaining 49 per cent.

Fairfax will contribute three members to the new board, including Falloon, who becomes deputy chairman. Pretty big. The deal creates Australia's biggest domestic media company. It will have about employees, and a strong presence across print, TV, radio and online. Nine is the second-rated TV network in the country, while the Herald has the biggest cross-platform audience of any newspaper in Australia and The Age has the fourth-biggest total audience.

Nine's board has promised to sign up to Fairfax's charter of editorial independence. That prevents the Nine board or management team from interfering in the newspapers, for commercial or political or any other reasons. Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case: newspapers claim they have four new witnesses. Published: 2 Jun Published: 12 Nov Published: 8 Nov Published: 1 Nov Journalists from former Fairfax papers say the event compromises their reputation for independence. Published: 3 Sep Former Fairfax newspapers lose Chris Gayle defamation appeal.

The Sydney Morning Herald and Age wrongly accused the cricketer of exposing himself to a female massage therapist. Published: 16 Jul The transparency project Police investigating national security leak grilled whistleblower about journalists.

Exclusive: Federal agents pressed David McBride on whether journalists knew they might be breaking the law, fuelling belief police tried to build case against ABC and Fairfax. Published: 15 Jul